Weeding device.



F. W. &: G. J. BEHRENDT.

WEEDING DEVICE.

UAPPLIOATION FILED MAR.19,'1912.

Patented Sept-17, 1912.

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' To all whom it may concern:

' Land CARL J. BEHRENDT, citizens of the 1 United States, residing atZanesville, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio, have inventednew and-useful Improvements i in Weeding Devices, of whichthev followingis a specification.

This invention relates to weeding devices,

.10 and it has for its object to produce a simple 'and eflicient devicewhereby weeds and .noxious plants maybe-pulled or extracted from theground without danger of cutting the leaves or of breaking the roots,enabling the entire plant to be extracted and disposed of.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and improveddevice of the character described having means whereby the weed or plantwhen extracted from the ground may be detached from the device in arapid and efficient manner, leaving the device in condition for arepetition of V the operation. I With these and other ends in view whichvill readily appear as the nature of the in sists intheimprovedconstruction and'novel .arrangement and combination of parts which willbe hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

'In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaim may be resorted to when desired. I In'the drawing,-Figure 1 is aside elevation partly in section of a device constructed in accordancewith the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail View of the lowerportion ofthe device. verse sectional 5 Fig. 1.

Correspondin The improved weed extractor composed per end of which isprovided with a T couventionis better understood, the same con-' Fig. 3is' a trans view taken on theline 33 parts I in the several fig; uresare denote by like characters of referv Specification of- LettersPatent. Patented sept. 17, 1912. Appll ition filed March 19, 1912.Serial No. 684,674.

pling 2 with which tubular arms or handles Be it known that we, FRED W.BEHRENDT- 3, 3 are connected, as shown. The tubular body 1 has at itslower end acouplin sleeve 4 with which the bit 5 isconnected? saidbitconsisting of a piece of tubing which is provided at its lower end withan elongated notch, or recess 6 forming-prongs 7 which are beveled toform sharp points 8 at-the lower ends thereof. The bit is preferablynotched or recessed to form three prongs, a greater number being notadvisable in order that the said prongs may be made of proper strength.The bit is also provided with slots 9 formed partly in the prongs 7 andextending upwardly therefrom, the upper and lower ends of said slotsbeing expanded to form the enlarged portions or apertures 10.

Arranged for vertical movement Within the tubular body is a rod 11, thelower end of which is threaded to receive a follower 12' having arms 13that extend through the recesses or notches 6 intermediate the prongs 7.The upper end of the rod 11 extends through an aperture in the .T-head 2and is bent to form ahandle 14 whereby conveniently manipulated.

In the operation of this device, the bit is placed in engagement withthe stalk of the plant that is to be extracted, said stalk beingpreferably bent slightly to one side and inserted through one of thenotches or recesses 6, being straddled by the prongs 7 the follower 12being meanwhile at the upward limit of its movement. W put into theground as far as it will go, surrounding the root of the plant,-afterwhich by twisting the device by means of the handles 3, the root will betwisted and loosened. Portions of the stalk and of the root will also bepermitted to project through the slots 9, where they will becomeembedded so that when the device is withdrawn from will be extractedfrom the ground. v By pushing the follower 12 in a downward direction bymeans of the rod 11, the will be ejectedfrom the extractor which willplant now be ready for a repetition of the opera tion. It W111 be seenthat the entire operation may be performed in a rapid and efficientmanner without necessity for the it may be The device is now I theground, the plant with the root intact hands of. the operator coming incontact ments, and a follower movable longitudi 10 with the noxious lantor weed. I I nally of the bit and constituting an ejector.

Having thus escribed the invention, In-testimony whereof we afiix oursignawhat is claimed as new, is 2' I tires in presence of two witnesses.

In ,a weed extractor, a tubular body, a FRED W. BEHRENDT. tubular bithaving a circumferential series CARL J. BEHRENDT. of prongs, said prongsbeing provided with Witnesses: slots extending u wardly through the bodyA. G. FULKERSON, of the bit and having terminal e'nlarge- JOHN G.'HARLAIL' x y

